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The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale presented high ratings in reliability and internal consistency.
Cronbach alpha was 0.77, minimum Coefficient of Reproducibility was at least 0.90 (M.
Rosenberg, 1965, and personal communication, April 22, 1987). Test-retest reliability for the 2-
week interval was calculated at 0.85, the 7-month interval was calculated at 0.63 (Silber
&Tippett, 1965, Shorkey& Whiteman, 1978). This scale forms one of the annexures.
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